Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Organizations
Projects
Certification
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Gretchen Jones

Gretchen Jones

Omaha,NE

Summary

Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Certified Mobile Research Nurse

PCM Trials
02.2022 - Current
  • Trained and certified to follow GCP and complete trial-specific training to provide mobile visits for subjects enrolled in clinical trials
  • Provide source documentation for each visit and a variety of clinical services including assessments, injections, infusions, and blood draws.

RN:Patient transformation/Practice Integration

CHI Health
08.2020 - Current
  • Project manager for Advance Care Planning activity optimization in EPIC
  • Manage the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit RN model and have been tasked with expanding the model
  • Project management team member for multiple workgroups
  • Use of data and metrics to improve patient outcomes, and the care we are able to provide patients
  • Work with a variety of healthcare team members including: office staff, pharmacy, providers, finance, billing/coding, among others
  • Work with our ACO on Value-based work for our contracts.

Manager of Clinical Services

CHI Health at Home
02.2018 - 08.2020
  • Started as RN case manager, moved to population health specialist, and then to Manager of clinical services
  • Managed half the field staff (RNs, LPNs, MSW, CNAs, PT/PTA, OT/COTA, and ST)
  • Handled patient complaints and praises for staff
  • Monitored charting and productivity based on company policy
  • Completed patient visits as needed
  • Helped with the formation of the Health connections program to reduce rehospitalizations for patients under our care.

RN Case Manager

Aseracare Hospice
10.2016 - 02.2018
  • Worked with all care team members to appropriately care for patients and families going through the dying process.

MDS RN

Nebraska Skilled Nursing
06.2015 - 10.2016
  • Started as clinical manager on floor
  • Received my certification in MDS and moved into that position
  • Completed assessments based on the appropriate time frames for reimbursement.

RN Case Manager

Maxim Healthcare
07.2012 - 10.2016
  • Worked with individual clients and families in the home to maintain optimum health for patients
  • Primarily pediatric patients
  • Maintained contact with other care team members as needed for continuity of care.

RN

Ambassador Health
06.2011 - 10.2012
  • Rehab and Long Term care for ventilator dependent patients
  • Maintained contact between all members of the care team for continuity of care.

RN

Nebraska Department of Corrections
09.2009 - 06.2011
  • Worked within the prison system with people ages 13 and older
  • Ran the chronic care clinic for inmates with diabetes, respiratory, and cardiovascular disease
  • Helped with minor procedures in the clinic
  • Medication administration, triage inmates, EKGs, monitoring insulin administration, among other needs within the prison clinic.

Education

Doctor of Nursing Practice - Healthcare Systems Leadership

Chamberlain University
04.2024

Master of Science in Nursing - Nursing Informatics

Chamberlain University
08.2021

Bachelor of Science in Nursing -

Clarkson College
Omaha, NE
05.2015

Associates in Nursing -

Iowa Western Community College
Council Bluffs, IA
05.2009

Skills

  • IV
  • Home ventilators
  • Trach care
  • Wound care including wound vacs
  • Phlebotomy
  • Google suite
  • Microsoft suite
  • Work within EHR (EPIC, PCC, Cerner)
  • Data and metric analysis

Organizations

  • Sigma Theta Tau
  • International Honor Society in Nursing
  • Nebraska Immunization Task Force-Steering Committee member-Treasurer 2023 and 2024 year

Projects

Advance Care Planning, Optimization within EPIC, Integration of team members from inpatient and ambulatory settings. Education to ambulatory and acute teams on the use of the topic throughout the Midwest and South EPIC users.

Age-Friendly, Workgroup team member for the early adoption of the Age-friendly care model, Working with the ambulatory and acute teams for the implementation of the Age-Friendly are model. This includes how we will document the different sections, where to document, and who will be completing the different topics. Training of some staff in the completion of the topics.

Colorectal Cancer Screening, Workgroup team member to update current screening recommendations within EPIC, Working on the team. Helping to compile data, and look at current rates of CRC screening within the system. Created education for providers and patients about CRC screening. Transitional Care Management, Workgroup to improve our TCM visits, Working with the Lincoln Market to pilot a virtual RN to improve TCM visits. Created an ROI and data compilation to show the need and potential financial impact of the virtual RN role.

Advance Directives, Division workgroup to update Advance Directives, Looking at current policy to update for the Midwest division. Also will be looking at how this topic is addressed within the system at various levels of service. Update education that will go to clinic staff/providers along with what goes out to patients

Immunization Dashboard, Creating an Immunization Dashboard, Leading the work being done to create an Immunization Dashboard that will monitor the organizations completion of the immunizations across the lifespan.

Certification

Registered Nurse State of Nebraska License

Timeline

Certified Mobile Research Nurse

PCM Trials
02.2022 - Current

RN:Patient transformation/Practice Integration

CHI Health
08.2020 - Current

Manager of Clinical Services

CHI Health at Home
02.2018 - 08.2020

RN Case Manager

Aseracare Hospice
10.2016 - 02.2018

MDS RN

Nebraska Skilled Nursing
06.2015 - 10.2016

RN Case Manager

Maxim Healthcare
07.2012 - 10.2016

RN

Ambassador Health
06.2011 - 10.2012

RN

Nebraska Department of Corrections
09.2009 - 06.2011

Doctor of Nursing Practice - Healthcare Systems Leadership

Chamberlain University

Master of Science in Nursing - Nursing Informatics

Chamberlain University

Bachelor of Science in Nursing -

Clarkson College

Associates in Nursing -

Iowa Western Community College
Gretchen Jones